Table 1.
Patient characteristics at PD initiation ( N = 102, mean ± SD)
| Age (years) | 60.6 ± 13.9 | Serum albumin (g/dl) | 3.5 ± 0.5 |
| Male gender (n [%]) | 78 [77%] | Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 52.1 ± 14.7 |
| Cause of ESRD (n [%]) | Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 6.6 ± 2.5 | |
| Diabetes | 35 [34%] | Serum corrected calcium (mg/dl) | 8.9 ± 1.1 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 34 [33%] | Serum phosphate (mg/dl) | 4.6 ± 1.1 |
| Nephrosclerosis | 15 [15%] | C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 0.43 ± 0.68 |
| Others | 18 [18%] | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 198 ± 39 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n [%]) | 35 [34%] | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 173 ± 129 |
| CVD before PD initiation (n [%]) | 25 [25%] | Renal weekly Kt/V | 1.14 ± 0.62 |
| Automated PD (n [%]) | 91 [89%] | Total weekly Kt/V | 2.23 ± 0.58 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 3.4 | D/Pcre | 0.59 ± 0.12 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 131 ± 18 | PET category | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77 ± 12 | L | 19 [19%] |
| Urine volume (ml/day) | 1182 ± 612 | LA | 59 [58%] |
| UF volume (ml/day) | 446 ± 658 | HA + H | 24 [24%] |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.7 ± 1.6 | P-PrCl (ml/day) | 58.9 ± 26.9 |
ESRD, end stage renal disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; UF, ultrafiltration; D/Pcre, the ratio of creatinine concentration in dialysate to plasma at the completion of the 4 h dwell period in peritoneal equilibration test; PET, peritoneal equilibration test; P-PrCl, peritoneal protein clearance.